Vicar of Wakefield Audiobook (Unabridged)

" The Vicar endures many trials, many hardships in varying forms but perseveres. Tale is a bit drawn out but quite ok, in general a good story but not one I'll read again. "

" A pretty cute book. But I have to say, I treated this as a comedy and didn't take the story too seriously. It's really entertaining though. I thought the Vicar's sermons were very cute too. "

" Much, much funnier and easier to read than you think it is going to be. "

" A very funny look at family life in the eighteenth century. "

" This book makes Pollyanna look like a pessimist! "

" Oh dear, very dated, but I can understand it's popularity in its day. Comical in places, preachy in others and overall a bit silly. "

" If Jane Austen wrote the Book of Job, this is probably what it would sound like. Kind of awesome, but a little sad and extreme at the same time. "

" Published in 1766, The Vicar of Wakefield is a soap opera, with political and philosophical rantings. Kind of fun. I'm glad I've read it. "

" A good, didactic Victorian novel in which virtue is rewarded and vice leads to degradation and premature death. A good read when you're feeling up to simple morality and robust syntax. "

" Amusing, funny characters, interesting, quotable, fantastical in plot... I love it! "

" There's a reason this is a classic--entertaining, even exciting. Hilarious description of the family's overblown portrait by a traveling limner, just wonderful. "

" That crazy seminar paper on Fanny Hill was also on this novel. "

" very cute. i'll give it that. "

" Primarily a narrative linking various essays on religion, morality and politics. I found it preposterous at times and dull at others. "

" It felt unintentionally hilarious which considerably heightened my enjoyment. "

" Sort of a goofy story. "

" More layers than....a lasagne? The fairly simple narrative allows for the development of an intricately crafted exploration of eighteenth century politics, philosophy and society. Also, highly humorous at times. "

" I tried to read the whole thing but the book bored me in such a powerful way I just flat decided to put it down. I'm sure this was a gripping read at some historical point in time but it is a time, apparently, I have little or no affinity for. "

" A riches to rags story with a happy ending. "

" Love it!.....and chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but for such qualities as would wear well. "

" I find that I prefer satire in short story rather than in novel. This book was a pain to read maybe in part because I had to answer many questions about it for a college class. The things that happened in it were just too unbelievable and it dragged in places. I was so glad to be finished with it. "

" I think this book was fine, though its unfinished ending drives me nuts! "

" very cute. i'll give it that. "

" This book is a charming 18th century novel. "

" Charming, expressive, comical, heart-warming; how Goldsmith could turn a phrase - a delight to the senses. But ever present was the great English class divide; such a gulf between the haves and the have-nots. But perserverance prevales and faith in God unpins the life in misery or joy. "

" I understand that this book is a big joke, but there it is just not amusing enough in the end to be worth it. "

" A lot of this went over my head. I mean the main character just reminded me of Job from the bible. Everything that could go wrong just kept happening. "

" old old old book, but full of satire, irony etc. "

" The style of this book reminded me very strongly of Candide by Voltaire (though this was much more wholesome). I wonder if all books written in the 1700s come across sounding so stupid? "